The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-30
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 80, 1887.

The ladies of the Baptist Church of
this city viii hold basket and ware fes-
tival on the 10th and 10th of December.
The Knights of Labor in this city
have sent creditable subscription to aid
the striking coal miners.
The term of Judge John G Durham,
of the Hunterdon Court of Common
Pleas, expires this Winter.
Extra meetings are being held night
ly at the NJ E. Church. Considerable in.
terest is manifested and there have been
several conversions.
Rev. w. w. Bullock, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, will preach next
Sabbath morning. Subject: "Noontide
at Sychar." In the evening, "The Great
Question All are cordially invited.
On Tuesday morning last Mr.. Oak
ley Vanderbilt, farmer, living just be-
low Milford, who was adjudged insane
by Judge Sanderson, was taken to the
Morris Plains Asylum.
Jacob Funk, the keeper of the cele-
brated .'hotel dunk, in the Third
Ward, was arrested one day last week, on
a new charge of keeping a disorderly
house. His trial will come off on Friday,
before Justice Kitchip..
Harry Parse, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Pennington, died from
rheumatism of the heart on Sunday
morning. Deceased had carried on the
tin and sheet iron business there, except
at short intervals, for nearly fifty years.
"A child's coach for sale cheap. In
quire afAhis office.
AT recent meeting of the Directors
of the Union National Bank, French
town, Assemblyman-e elect VIM. II. Mar
tin, was elected President to fill the va.
cancy caused by the death of II. e. War
ford, Esq.
AT the sale of the real estate of JAS
A. Grant, in this city, last Saturday, the
prices were very low. The homestead on
Ferry street, sold for 81, $50, two small
dwelling house near s.the Hook for
500, and other lots of land, at cores
pondingly low rates.
Some of the wise ones have fixed up
the Gettys' case in advance of the courts
They say that Gettys will be let off, as be
is Mason. There are but two errors in
this story. First, the Masons do not pro-
tect criminals, and second Gettys is not a
Mason.
The hog cholera still prevails in West
Amwell, though 1t has somewhat abated.
1t commenced 10 July and has continued
until the present. 1t has reached across
district of country from about Harbor.
ton to near our city limits. Some farmers
lost all their hogs by it. Lambertville is
safe from the pest as the Board of Health
banished these animals long since.
Shoes at a low price for cash at
LoUDEN's. nov % If
Ny. J. B. Roberts. Of Pittstown
vicinity, recently lost two of his best
cows, being poisoned by smut in the
corn stubhle. Mr.. Peter Alpggh, liv-
ing south Of town, also lost two cows
this fall from the same cause. In clear
ing the corn field too much care cannot
be taken to destroy every particle Of
smutty corn, which is usually left lying
on the ground. Clinton Democrat.
Rev. r. M. Luther, for many years
Missionary in India, and now Secretary
for Foreign Missions, will deliver an ad
dress on tho subject of Missions 10 the
First Baptist Church, tomorrow Thurs
day evening, December 1st, at 7:4t
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Luther is a very able
speaker, and well qualified to discuss this
great subject. Let everybody hear him
A member Of the Mission Band will give
recitation.
Mr.. Uriah Akers, of West Amwel
township, living near our city, celebrated
his Saith anniversary, yesterday, Nov
Goth, with host Of bis friends, who camt
in and dined with him and his better
half. Mr. A. looks well for man of biz
years and is very active, doing all biz
work himself and Mrs. Akers (not mucl
younger), is equally as spry. They viii
in few days have been married fifty. 6vs
years.
The Rev. j. H. Boswell, pastor O
the Methodist Episcopal Church of thii
city, will preach next Sunday morning, a
1890 O'Clock, on the subject, "The Ger
tain Harvest and in the evening, a
7:30, on i" The Great Exchange" Reyiva
services continue every evening this weel
and next. Special revival services half
past 6 Sunday evening and at the close o
the preaching.
Some months ago Uriah Larue, o
Pennington, had the bones Of one q b I
legs crushed by the kick of horse tina
he was bringing from Philadelphia. Las
Monday night while Mr.. Larue was re
turning to his boarding house --he hav
ing sufficiently recovered from the &C
cident to get about on crutches-h he stun
bled and fell, thereby breaking the al
ready injured leg.
On Saturday evening last, Mrs. Sc
linda Dilts, widow of the late Samuel w
Dilts, of Ringoes, and sister to Mr.
Wilkinson Holcombe, Of this city, me
with quite serious and painful acci
dent. This respected old lady has he
home with her son William f. Dilts, th
restaurant keeper in Pennington. L
going from the house to the wood-she,